Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that the Congress has managed to dismantle the idea of Narendra Modi in the past five years.
Addressing a press conference at party headquarters in New Delhi, he said, “Congress dismantled Modi’s ideology. Our party raised issues related to farmers. We introduced NYAY scheme. We have done our work. The rest depends on the people of the nation.”
Gandhi also mocked the prime minister for holding his first press conference just days before polling ends. BJP chief Amit Shah and Modi held a press conference at the party headquarters at the same time when Gandhi addressed the media at the Congress head office.
Congress President @RahulGandhi at a Press Conference: Prime Minister holds a press conference just 4-5 days before the election ends, unprecedented Prime Minister of India is holding a press conference for the first time. pic.twitter.com/aAaM1hmAwq
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) May 17, 2019
The Congress president also asked, “Why did the prime minister not accept my challenge for a debate on Rafale issue,” adding that, “Philosophy of Amit Shah and PM Modi not the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.”
Congress President @RahulGandhi : Now that the Prime Minister is doing a live press conference, I want to ask him ‘why didn’t you debate with me on #Rafale? I had challenged you for a debate, tell the press why didn’t you debate?’@narendramodi pic.twitter.com/lzBO5YasTz
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) May 17, 2019
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Gandhi also said that the Election Commission’s role in these polls has been ‘biased’ and it has issued orders keeping in mind Modi’s schedule.
.@RahulGandhi: Role of EC has been biased in this elections, Modi Ji can say whatever he wants to say while we’re stopped from saying the same thing.Seems that the elections schedule was made for Modi Ji’s campaigning. BJP and Narendra Modi have lots of money while we have truth. pic.twitter.com/PW1taJOjbj
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) May 17, 2019
Earlier in the day, Gandhi took a jibe at the saffron party, saying: “I finally got it. The BJP and the RSS… Are not God-Ke Lovers. They are God-Se Lovers.”
I finally got it. The BJP and the RSS…
Are not God-Ke Lovers.
They are God-Se Lovers.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2019